Choose the most appropriate idiom to complete the sentence:

The demand of inquiry into his conduct is just a ____ as there is no truth in it.

Identify the meaning of the Idiom from the options given below:

To spill the beans

Match the idioms given in List-I with the meanings in List-II.

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) To take your hat off	(I) To be in a state of suspense
(B) To flog a dead horse	(II) Lost in one's own thoughts
(C) To be on tenterhooks	(III) To waste energy on a lost cause
(D) In a brown study	(IV) To state your admiration for someone

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the idioms in list-I with their meanings in list II:

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) To face the music	(I) to incite people
(B) To fan the flames	(II) To accept the consequences
(C) In the doldrums	(III) To take seriously
(D)To take to heart	(IV) In trouble

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

From the given options, select the one that rightly explains the given expression:

Rain cats and dogs

(1) Rain very heavily

(2) Troublesome life in poverty

(3) Cats and dogs jump down to play together in the rain

(4) Rain very lightly

From the given options, select the one which most correctly explains the given expression:

"To smell a rat"

Match the proverbs in List-I with the meanings in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Proverbs)	(Meanings)
(A) A hungry man is an angry man	(I) You cannot enjoy two contradictory benefits
(B) You can't have your cake and eat it too	(II) Someone deprived of necessities can't be placated
(C) A chain is only as strong as its weakest link	(III) The real test of something is how it works in practice
(D) The proof of the pudding is in the eating	(IV) A team or system depends on its weakest part

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: